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Should only licensed gambling providers be allowed online?

Should only licensed gambling providers be allowed online?
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  • No 100% (2)
  • Yes 0% (0)

VoteWorld community: 2

Official result — Switzerland

  • No 27.1% (492024)
  • Yes 72.9% (1326207)

Official result — Switzerland: 1818231

Official Swiss vote totals are shown separately from live VoteWorld votes. Official source: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/619.00. Imported: 2026-06-14.

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AI-generated summary, admin reviewed: This vote extended gambling regulation to online services. Licensed gambling providers could offer online gambling, while access to providers without a national licence or permit would be blocked. The law also required gambling revenue to continue supporting pensions, sport, culture and other public purposes and included measures intended to combat gambling addiction and crime. Supporters argued that it would regulate the online market and keep gambling revenue within the public-interest system. Opponents criticised the website blocking as internet censorship and protectionism for domestic providers. Swiss voters approved the law.

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/619.00
Official result data: https://bk.admin.ch/de/details-referenden-und-weitere-erlasse?voteNumber=619
Vote date: 2018-06-10
Original Swissvotes English title: Gambling Act
Original German title: Geldspielgesetz
Swissvotes short-description title: Geldspielgesetzgebung wird auf Online-Anbieter ausgeweitet
Original French title: Loi sur les jeux d'argent
Official German explanatory information: https://web.archive.org/web/20180514065743/https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/dokumentation/abstimmungen/20180610/Geldspielgesetz.html
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/13363
easyvote explainer video (German): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-t9NwKWruQ
easyvote explainer video (French): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow-Tmjf1nkA
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp20180610.prop_oui_619_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp20180610.prop_oui_619_0
Official chronology (French): https://bk.admin.ch/fr/details-referendums-et-autres-actes?voteNumber=619